RC48-ADC versus BCG in adjuvant treatment of high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with HER2 over-expression: A real-world retrospective study.

Authors

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Haoyang Liu

Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Haoyang Liu , Junru Chen , Haolin Liu , Qiyu Zhu , Banghua Liao , Zhenhua Liu , Pengfei Shen , Hao Zeng

Organizations

Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Chendu, China, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

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Background: Bladder cancer ranks as the tenth most prevalent malignancy globally, with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) accounting for approximately 75% of cases. Patients diagnosed with high-risk NMIBC (HR-NMIBC) face a grim prognosis, characterized by a 5-year disease progression rate of up to 40%. Currently, the standard treatment for HR-NMIBC involves transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) followed by adjuvant intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy. However, BCG infusion therapy is associated with prolonged duration, substantial costs, and a high frequency of toxic side effects. RC48-ADC, a novel humanized anti-HER2 antibody conjugated with monomethyl auristatin E, has shown promising efficacy with a manageable safety profile in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) in a Phase II clinical trial (NCT03507166). Therefore, investigating the therapeutic potential of RC48-ADC in HR-NMIBC patients holds significant clinical importance. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis on patients diagnosed with HR-NMIBC exhibiting HER2 overexpression (≥ HER2 2+) who underwent adjuvant therapy with either RC48-ADC, a HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, or BCG, at West China Hospital of Sichuan University between 2019 and 2023. The primary study endpoint was the twelve-month recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate, with safety assessments as secondary endpoints. Results: A total of thirty patients diagnosed with HR-NMIBC displaying HER2 overexpression were included in the study. Following TURBT, eleven patients received adjuvant therapy with RC48-ADC, while nineteen received adjuvant therapy with BCG. The median follow-up duration for patients receiving RC48-ADC and BCG adjuvant therapy was 7.3 and 16.43 months, respectively. Among patients treated with RC48-ADC, the twelve-month RFS rate was 100%, with one out of the 11 patients experiencing relapse after 14.2 months of RC48-ADC adjuvant therapy. In the BCG-treated group, the twelve-month RFS rate was 57.6%. However, Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed no statistically significant difference between these two groups (P=0.22). In the RC48-treated group, the most commonly reported treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) included alopecia (45.5%), arthralgia (18.2%), and nausea (18.2%). A total of 27.7% of patients experienced grade 3 TRAEs, including alopecia, rash, and hypoesthesia, with no observations of grade 4 or grade 5 TRAEs. Conclusions: RC48-ADC has demonstrated promising efficacy with a manageable safety profile as an adjuvant therapy in patients with HR-NMIBC. RC48 may be an alternative adjuvant therapy for BCG in terms of the 12-month recurrence-free survival rate.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Urothelial Carcinoma

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma

Sub Track

Therapeutics

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 4; abstr 644)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.4_suppl.644

Abstract #

644

Poster Bd #

J8

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